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Old 25th Jul 2018, 12:48
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Originally Posted by KenV
What's up with the European commitment to delta wings? The French, Germans, UK, Sweden keep churning out delta wing designs. Everybody else in the world (US, Russia, China, Japan, etc) seem to have gotten past the delta. Am I missing something?
I assume it's supposed to be representative of the concept (6th gen, domestic design/build) rather than an accurate depiction of the final configuration. It's easier to sound like you mean business if the journos have something concrete to look at...
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